This year, Gino Sorcinelli, who graduated from ARHS in 2002, just joined the special education department at his alma mater. He began as the new Student Support Program (SSP) Case Manager at the end...

Diane Chamberlain kicked off the year as the new principal at Summit Academy, a small public day school affiliated with ARPS that serves students in grades 6-12 in a therapeutic setting. Chamberlain has worked...

The ELL department at ARHS has a friendly, new face this year–Rosa Gomes. She will be teaching ELL Composition (levels 1 and 2),  The classes right now are ELL Composition (Level 2), ELL Literature...

After Diedre Cuffee-Gray left her six-year position as ARHS’s College and Career Counselor, Lexie Mullins stepped into the role with enthusiasm, ready to form connections with the student body, helping guide them through the...

On a typical morning, new math teacher Xianxiu Xie likes to go for a run or a hike before work. She teaches Topics in Math 1, a foundational math skills class, and Academic Skills....

New math teacher Sam Bill is passionate about Math and loves teaching. “I love everything about math,” he said.  Bill grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts, where he attended North Quincy High School. After high...

Ashleigh Sayer, Head of the English Language Learning (ELL) department at ARHS, said that for years, she and her ELL colleague Stephani Lopez have offered support in learning academic English to around 50 students....

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, I watched the All States choir performance at Boston Symphony Hall. All States is a select group of choral students from across the state, chosen through a selective audition...

It’s a Tuesday in January in B-period Advanced Video Production class, and students are typing away at their computers, ripping footage off cameras, editing their final projects, and most likely trying desperately to get...

In room 146, on the language hallway, resides a program known to students as the BRYT (Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition) room. There you can find the BRYT Clinical Coordinator, Hayley Greland, whose...

William Roundy, the one and only Latin teacher this year at ARHS, spends a lot of his time out of school staying active and fit. He runs, weightlifts, and does yoga; however, one of...

Todd Fruth has been a music teacher at ARHS for almost nine years. He teaches Choir, Music Production, and Music Theory classes, but on the side, he enjoys yoga, running, meditation, games, travel, and...

Though Ashleigh Sayer is now the ELL department head at ARHS, she started teaching in 2007 and began teaching ELL classes in Amherst in 2016. In addition to running the programs for English language...

ARHS graduate Rosie Dinsmore, age 23, is an artist who sees beauty in the mundane and recognizes creativity in those who may not see it for themselves. She is the kind of person who...

Leila Tunnell is 36 years old and works as the garden educator for the Amherst Public Schools. But she is also the co-head coach of the Bx Varsity Ultimate team at Amherst High School....

Jim Pistrang has been coaching Ultimate Frisbee at ARMS since 1994, but his legacy goes far beyond his 30-plus years of coaching in Amherst.  As a high school senior in New Jersey, Pistrang helped...

Adam Milaszewski can often be found at his desk in room 135 of the Academic Individualized Mainstream Support room (AIMS), while the other AIMS teacher, Kathy Olson, is right next door in 133.  Each...

Nathaniel Woodruff wears a lot of hats: not only is he a science teacher at ARHS, but he is the Engineering Department Head and the Nordic skiing coach, on top of being a busy...

Visitors to any high school, upon walking through its main doors, are greeted by the sounds of normal high school life: loudly ringing bells, announcements, and hallway chatter. But visitors to ARHS may also...

On November 16, 2024, high school musicians from many Massachusetts towns gathered at Westfield State University for the MMEA Western District Senior Music Festival Auditions.  The MMEA Western District Senior Music Festival Auditions is...

A stunning recent event for ARHS’s Chorale–a mixed-gender singing group containing tenors, basses, sopranos, and altos–was a pre-Thanksgiving concert at Wesley United Methodist Church on Tuesday, November 26. The concert was a combination of...

 Xiomara Herman, referred to as Dr. Xi (pronounced Zee) began her term as the new superintendent of the ARPS district on July 1, 2024.  Dr. Xi believes there are different definitions of being a superintendent,...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we lived in a world of isolation. Gathering together as a community was difficult, and public events were completely shut down. For Performing Arts Department Head John Bechtold, this meant...

With the block schedule at ARHS, students have the option to take many more electives in their schedule, so most people end up taking not one, but many art classes by the time they...

Art Department Head Jeff Stauder may pour lots of hours into his job at ARHS, but he also has a thriving art career all of his own. Before becoming a teacher, Stauder went to...

Benjamin Sears is not just a beloved teacher at ARHS; he is also a professional artist in his own right. His work is currently being featured at Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro, Vermont,...

There is a new Dean at ARHS, but she’s not new to the district. Lamicko Magee, who can be found in room 168 was a long-time special education teacher at ARMS, but now she...